"Early on I set out to write the next Great American Novel, and then later on I set out the silverware and enjoyed my dinner in silence."
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"Beyond the Place of Turning Back ↺ "Sometimes I wish to fly so far sou⇟hit's stars beyond the place of turning back↺"
"I don't want to lose the boy with the bread."
"The beauty of a fragment is that it still supports the hope of brilliant completeness."
"A little part of me dies every time I try to commit suicide. If life is a buffet, I’m still in the mac and cheese phase. Maybe one day I’ll mature into more of a meatloaf kind of guy."
"My heart only grows more powerful the more my flowing love goes unabsorbed, unobserved, and unappreciated."
"Her name is Brienne,"Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?"Her broad homely face turned red. "Yes.""Oh, good,"Jaime said. "I only rescue maidens."
"I mean that we here are on the wrong side of the tapestry,' answered Father Brown. 'The things that happen here do not seem to mean anything; they mean something somewhere else. Somewhere else retribution will come on the real offender. Here it often seems to fall on the wrong person."
"Pedestals [10w] People should not be placed on pedestals unless they're stuffed."
"Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year."
"The problem is not the content of textbooks, but the very idea of them."
"The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world."
"The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle.From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925."
"and he suddenly knew that if she killed herself, he would die. Maybe not immediately, maybe not with the same blinding rush of pain, but it would happen. You couldn't live for very long without a heart."
"When you’re embarrassed, you turn red. When I blush, I turn plaid. I network at kilt conventions, so even if I say something awkward I still look cool."
"Err 2 [10w] To err is human, to make it a habit, assinine."
"But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life."
"...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit."
"Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason."
"I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof."
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